Bidspirit auction | A Pair of 19th Century

A Pair of 19th Century Thomas W. Lascelles Woodland Landscapes - A pair of antique English landscape paintings executed in oil on canvas, depicting interior views of the New Forest. Each is 47cm wide and 37cm tall The compositions feature dense woodland scenes with prominent, thick-trunked trees showing characteristic white bark highlights. Each painting includes a solitary figure walking along a path or near water, rendered with textured brushwork that captures dappled light filtering through the forest canopy. The works are housed in matching ornate gilt frames constructed from wood and plaster with reeded sections and laurel leaf borders. The first canvas is inscribed on the verso in black paint with the title A VIEW IN THE NEW FOREST. The lower stretcher bar of this work features a small cursive signature in blue ink reading merelles, which corresponds to the artist Thomas W. Lascelles. The second canvas is inscribed on the verso with the title SUNDOWN IN THE NEW WOOD.